NIFT’s largest campus to open in Srinagar this year: Union Minister Jardosh
The Hindu
Spread over 16.6 acres in the Ompora area, the campus will be set up at an estimated ₹287 crore
Union Minister of State for Textile and Railways Darshana Vikram Jardosh on Tuesday said Srinagar was all set to house the National Institute of Fashion Technology’s (NIFT) largest campus of the country.
The Srinagar campus, which is 17th of the institute in the country, will be spread over 133 kanals (16.6 acres) in Budgam’s Ompora area and will come up at the cost of ₹287 crore, with 35% reservation for students from Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
“The campus should be ready by the end of this year. J&K is a priority region for the Textile Ministry. We appeal to the youth to join us in making India prosperous and becoming the real ambassadors of Make in India,” Ms. Jardosh said, while chairing NIFT’s second convocation at Srinagar's Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre.
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